Igor Giorgadze
Igor Giorgadze (Georgian იგორ გიორგაძე; born July 23, 1950 in Zaisan, Kazakhstan) is a Georgian politician. From 1968 to 1991 he was a KGB officer. From 1993 to 1995 he was Georgian Minister of State Security. He left Georgia after he was accused to have been masterminding an assassination attempt on President Eduard Shevardnadze on 29 August 1995. From Russia, he manages the Georgian party Samartlianoba (German justice ) and the Georgian party alliance anti - Soros movement.
Life
KGB officer
He was born the son of the general of the Red Army Panteleimon Giorgadze.
1968 Giorgadze joined the KGB, began studying at the Intelligence Academy in Moscow. In 1973 he completed his studies as a legal and linguist. He then held various positions at the Georgian KGB. 1980 to 1981 he took part in the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, was a member of the cascade working group in Kandahar. He was promoted to lieutenant general of the KGB, received 15 distinguished awards, including the title of honorary officer of the KGB of the USSR and the Medal of Merit in combat.
Minister of State Security
1992 to 1993 he assisted in the Georgian Civil War, the coup against the ousted president Zviad Gamsakhurdia. In 1993 she appointed him Minister of State Security. During his tenure, the Secret Service has become a central factor in the Georgian politics and worked closely with the Russian secret Federalnaya Sluzhba Kontrraswedki together ( FSK) and its successor the FSB.
After the assassination of President Eduard Shevardnadze on August 29, 1995, he was accused to have been a mastermind. He escaped an imminent arrest by fleeing to a Georgian base of the group of Russian forces in Transcaucasia ( GRVZ ). From there he was taken to Russia. In an open letter of October 1995, he denied any involvement in the attack and threw Shevardnadze before that he wanted to oust him politically.
Georgia safety authorities accused Giorgadze before the involvement in other political assassinations during the years 1994 and 1995, leaving him looking for an international arrest warrant for 18 different crimes. Giorgadze first lived concealed in Russia, worked as a security consultant for companies and governments. Since May 2006, he officially lives in Russia. Request for extradition of Georgia, the Interpol and the Congress of the United States rejects Russia regularly.
Opposition politicians
2000 Giogadse was back in Georgian politics. He tried to compete on the presidential election as the candidate of the United Communist Party of Georgia. However, the Central Election Commission refused to register him. In July 2001, the Association Samschoblo registered in Tbilisi (German fatherland ) with the subtitle Gesamtgeorgische Patriotic Alliance, which belong to nine different parties and political organizations. She chose Giorgadze as its chairman.
In 2003 he founded the political party Samartlianoba. In 2004, he tried to stand as presidential candidate again, but was again rejected by the Electoral Commission.
In 2005 he initiated the party alliance anti - Soros movement, which still belong to three other parties besides Samartlianoba. The name of the referring to the U.S. investment banker and philanthropist George Soros, who supported the carriers of the Rose Revolution in Georgia financially. The Alliance advocates close economic and political relations with Russia, criticized the price of West Georgia's integration. In the population, the anti - Soros movement finds little support. From political opponents accused her of being controlled by the Russian secret service.
In May 2006 Giorgadze threatened at a press conference in Moscow with a nettle Revolution in Georgia when President Mikheil Saakashvili and his party National Movement - Democrats would not give up power.
On 6 September 2006 the Georgian police arrested 29 members of Giorgadses party Samartlianoba. About twelve of them -trial detention was ordered. They are accused of plotting a coup against president Saakashvili and his government and collaborating with a foreign intelligence service. During the search of party offices weapons and black money were found.